Guyana News

Bandits broke into the CCS store on Camp Street some time between Sunday night and yesterday morning carting away a safe and leaving the operators bitter over the burglary, which comes months after a similar attack.

Journalists in the region have been urged to adopt a more responsible approach to sensitive issues in their multi-cultural societies, in order to contribute to peace, democracy and good governance.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has warned that the PPP/C government should not allow itself to slip into a state of power-induced intoxication brought on by its recent electoral success, and begin to behave in a manner that brings it into direct confrontation with the people.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) said it is deeply concerned about the possible implications of the decision to withdraw all of the advertisements of the government ministries and departments from the Stabroek News.

Ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday morning nabbed two Jamaica-bound passengers at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport with cocaine stuffed in the soles of several pairs of shoes.

The government last night used its majority to pass the contentious bill which will legalise casino gambling.

US Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry will rule on or before January 29 whether or not drug-indicted Guyanese businessman Roger Khan will be allowed a laptop computer while in custody.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand said women and issues affecting them must be placed on the front-burner if matters such as gender equality, and child development and survival are to be addressed effectively.

The deaf Guyanese man who disappeared in Queens, New York less than 12 hours after his arrival has been found.

Following a Ministry of Housing and Water decision to remove persons from government reserves in Sophia some of those affected have come forward with a petition stating that the move is unfair since all efforts to obtain legitimate house lots have failed.

The Ministry of Agriculture has given the go-ahead for a team of inspectors from its counterpart in Trinidad & Tobago to review the status of the chicken export facility here.

The police will entertain citizens this week with a concert to be held in the Botanical Gardens on Thursday.

Night vending and other work are being done at the Stabroek Market with a view to easing the congestion in keeping with plans to enhance the city for the country’s hosting of several high-level events.

A cannon and cannonball were stolen from a government ministry early this month and the police are asking the public to be alert.

An elderly pastor was robbed of items worth some $275,000 over the weekend while in the backyard of his West Ruimveldt home.

Police in Bartica discovered a snub nose Taurus over the weekend after they had found one in Georgetown early on Thursday morning.

Power has since been restored to the border community of Lethem after being left in the dark since Wednesday.

Amidst calls for local government elections to be held before the end of this year, the Mayor and City Council is hoping to cut its budget from $2.5B to $1.6B.

Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy believes that if certain key changes are made in the public health nursing programme the number of challenges it faces would be reduced significantly.

Efforts underway to improve law enforcement capacity to tackle piracy include a private trawler owner making a boat available to the police and coastguard for an immediate response to situations at sea and improved communication facilities at the Georgetown Boat House The Agriculture Ministry is also working with the Fishermen’s Co-op societies of the Corentyne and the East Coast Demerara to provide a boat to the police for patrol and responses, a Government Information Agency (GINA) release said.